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The Jets hope to have Zach Bogosian back in their lineup on Sunday when the Carolina Hurricanes visit MTS Centre.

The defenceman has missed 12 of the last 13 games due to wrist and lower-body injuries, but he took a step forward when he participated in Friday's morning skate.

"It feels good to be back with the boys," said Bogosian, who recently trimmed his shaggy locks. "Hopefully shooting for Sunday (against Carolina). It's getting better, though, so that's always a good thing.

"It was the hardest I've skated in a while, so I got some drills in where I was getting some good conditioning. I should be good to go on Sunday."

Bogosian was enjoying a stellar season before hurting his wrist on Valentine's Day against the New York Islanders. He returned on March 1 against the Florida Panthers, only to suffer what is believed to be a right foot injury when he blocked a shot.

"It's tough," he said. "Any time you see your team battling for a playoff spot and you're sitting up in the press box it's never fun."

TAKE IT EASY

Jets defenceman Dustin Byfuglien didn't take the morning skate on Friday, and head coach Claude Noel said that will be the norm for the time being.

"It'll probably go down this road for him for a while like this, because of the injury that he has," Noel said. "We can't manage it any other way. It has to be this way, where he practises once in a while and then plays the game. It's just the way it has to be."

YOUNG BLOOD

The Jets signed defenceman Julian Melchiori to a three-year, entry-level contract on Friday.

The 20-year-old was a third-round draft pick of the Atlanta Thrashers in 2010, and he spent this season with the OHL's Kitchener Rangers and Oshawa Generals. The 6-foot-4, 209-pound Richmond Hill, Ont., native had two goals and 34 assists in 60 games.

OLD FRIENDS

Jets winger Eric Fehr went out for dinner on Thursday night with a few of his former Capitals teammates, and the get-together was much more positive since the Winkler product scored his second goal of the season on Wednesday against Dallas.

"It's nice to see that he scored last game and his spirits are up and stuff, so that's positive," Capitals defenceman Karl Alzner said.

Washington defencemen Jeff Schultz and John Carlson were also at the dinner and remain close with Fehr, who spent six seasons in the U.S. capital before getting traded to Winnipeg last summer.

"I still get along with all those guys very well," Fehr said. "They've got a young team, and we spent a lot of years together."

RUNNING BACK TO SASKATOON?

Jets winger Tanner Glass hails from Saskatchewan, and he believes his home province could support an NHL team if one ends up in Saskatoon.

"It potentially could work," Glass said. "I don't know the ins and outs of it. It's a small city, but the way the economy is and the way Saskatchewan's booming right now I can see how the people want it there."

He figures people from Regina would make the two-hour drive for games, although he believes test driving an AHL squad might be the best way to go about it, similar to how True North did it in Winnipeg.

"It's a long way before you could even start to think about Saskatoon, but I think it could potentially work," Glass said.

DON'T MESS WITH A MAN'S GLOVE

There has been plenty of talk for the last two days about Glass' right glove, which Stars forward Adam Burish threw into the MTS Centre crowd on Wednesday after a skirmish in front of the Jets net.

Glass blew a gasket when he saw Burish toss the mitt into the seats and fought him in front of the penalty box. Even though he has a backup pair, Glass doesn't know what he would have done without that glove.

"That's a good glove," he said with a smile. "My right glove is one that I really cherish, so I'm really glad I got that one back."

Burish started the original melee when he got in Winnipeg goaltender Ondrej Pavelec's face after a whistle. Burish told reporters in Chicago on Friday he was upset because Pavelec had kneed him during the play.